Around 1,000 Harley Davidson enthusiasts from all over China met to celebrate the 5th Harley Davidson National Rally in China, as part of the company's 110-year anniversary. Photo: Reuters

The iconic American fast bike is becoming a rage in the communist China, despite extremely high tax rates. Sometime the tax alone is equivalent to the bike’s US price tag. Photo: Reuters

In Pic: A couple rides a Harley Davidson motorcycle during the annual Harley Davidson National Rally in Qian Dao Lake, in Zhejiang Province May 11, 2013.

Around 1,000 Harley Davidson enthusiasts from all over China met to celebrate the 5th Harley Davidson National Rally in China, as part of the company's 110-year anniversary. Photo: Reuters

Major Chinese cities ban motorcycles from circulating on highways and major avenues. Photo: Reuters

Harley Davidson motorbikes are considered by Chinese tax authorities to be luxury items. Photo: Reuters

In Pic: A Harley Davidson rider dances as he takes a break during the annual Harley Davidson National Rally in Qian Dao Lake, in Zhejiang Province.

So they are taxed at extremely high rates-- sometimes the taxes alone is equivalent to the bike's US price tag. Photo: Reuters

A couple stand next to their Harley Davidson motorcycle as they attend the annual Harley Davidson National Rally in Qian Dao Lake, in Zhejiang Province May 11, 2013. Photo: Reuters

Traffic and transportation authorities have also weighed in, putting Harleys in the same category as electric bikes, horses and bicycles, meaning that they cannot be on highways and major avenues. Photo: Reuters

A woman takes a picture of a Harley Davidson motorcycle during the annual Harley Davidson National Rally in Qian Dao Lake, in Zhejiang Province May 11, 2013.